{"id":53260,"date":"2015-08-04T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T08:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2015\/08\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-4-august-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-08-04T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T08:13:10","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-4-august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-4-august-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 4 August 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/94977\/zuma-considers-a-gun-free-south-africa\/\">Zuma considers a gun-free South Africa &#8211; BusinessTech<\/a> &#8211; <em>businesstech.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/04\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessTechZuma considers a gun-free South AfricaBusinessTechPresident Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to assist government in coming up with ways to curb police killings, saying the current <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/94977\/zuma-considers-a-gun-free-south-africa\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/southAfricaNews\/idAFL5N10E3R620150804\">South Africa&#039;s Royal Bafokeng Platinum swings to H1 loss on softer prices &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/04\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Royal Bafokeng Platinum swings to H1 loss on softer pricesReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG Aug 4 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s Royal Bafokeng Platinum said on Tuesday it swung into a fir <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/southAfricaNews\/idAFL5N10E3R620150804\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/world\/report-pakistan-police-busts-gang-of-extortionists-from-south-africa-2110900\">Pakistan police busts gang of extortionists from South Africa &#8211; Daily News &amp; Analysis<\/a> &#8211; <em>dnaindia.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/04\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily News &#038; AnalysisPakistan police busts gang of extortionists from South AfricaDaily News &#038; AnalysisSouth Africa is said to be home to activists of some political parties who fled Pakistan some yea <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/world\/report-pakistan-police-busts-gang-of-extortionists-from-south-africa-2110900\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/745828\/south-africa-aims-to-detect-every-tb-patient-while-a-million-cases-in-india-slip-through-the-cracks\">South Africa aims to detect every TB patient, while a million cases in India &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>scroll.in<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/04\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Scroll.inSouth Africa aims to detect every TB patient, while a million cases in India &#8230;Scroll.inOn the same day, half way across the world in a small gold mining town called Kanana in the North West <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/scroll.in\/article\/745828\/south-africa-aims-to-detect-every-tb-patient-while-a-million-cases-in-india-slip-through-the-cracks\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/opinionista\/2015-08-04-its-time-for-south-africa-to-become-part-of-the-african-success-story\/\">Mmusi Maimane &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/03\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MaverickMmusi MaimaneDaily MaverickSo where does South Africa fit into this African story? Well, we should be driving this train, but unfortunately we&#39;re not even on the train yet. And if we <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/opinionista\/2015-08-04-its-time-for-south-africa-to-become-part-of-the-african-success-story\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/life-style\/well-good\/inspire-me\/70691469\/upper-hutt-aerial-installer-heads-to-south-africa-to-combat-poaching\">Upper Hutt aerial installer heads to South Africa to combat poaching <\/a> &#8211; <em>stuff.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/03\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Stuff.co.nzUpper Hutt aerial installer heads to South Africa to combat poachingStuff.co.nzHe wasn&#39;t able to save Cecil the lion. But for Adrian Fraser, seeing yet another endangered animal killed <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/life-style\/well-good\/inspire-me\/70691469\/upper-hutt-aerial-installer-heads-to-south-africa-to-combat-poaching\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/uk-world-news\/teenage-girl-accused-stabbing-expat-6188249\">Teenage girl accused of stabbing expat Scot Sandra Malcolm in South Africa may &#8230; &#8211; Scottish Daily Record<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailyrecord.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/03\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Scottish Daily RecordTeenage girl accused of stabbing expat Scot Sandra Malcolm in South Africa may &#8230;Scottish Daily Record\u201cShe will be an awaiting patient at the Pollsmoor prison until a bed is av <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/uk-world-news\/teenage-girl-accused-stabbing-expat-6188249\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.gpb.org\/news\/2015\/08\/03\/basketball-and-the-nba-try-find-fans-south-africa\">Basketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South Africa &#8211; GPB<\/a> &#8211; <em>gpb.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/03\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">GPBBasketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South AfricaGPBBecoming a basketball fan is a counter-cultural choice in soccer-mad South Africa. One soccer match the same weekend filled a 95,000-seat <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.gpb.org\/news\/2015\/08\/03\/basketball-and-the-nba-try-find-fans-south-africa\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.capradio.org\/news\/npr\/story?storyid=429023380\">Basketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South Africa &#8211; Capital Public Radio News<\/a> &#8211; <em>capradio.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/03\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Capital Public Radio NewsBasketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South AfricaCapital Public Radio NewsMotlapule Mofokeng missed his chance to see the biggest professional basketball game ever pla <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.capradio.org\/news\/npr\/story?storyid=429023380\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2015\/08\/03\/429023380\/basketball-and-the-nba-try-to-find-fans-in-south-africa\">Basketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South Africa &#8211; NPR<\/a> &#8211; <em>npr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/03\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NPRBasketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South AfricaNPRMotlapule Mofokeng missed his chance to see the biggest professional basketball game ever played in South Africa on Saturday. 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